Overview
- Kim Erick says a preserved body at the Real Bodies exhibition matches her son Chris and is asking curators for DNA testing or release of the remains.
- Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. denies the allegation, stating the specimen has been on display since 2004, is ethically sourced, and is biologically unidentifiable.
- Police previously investigated Chris’s 2012 death, and a 2014 jury inquiry found no evidence of homicide, with authorities indicating the death was likely suicide.
- Erick cites scene photos showing bruises and restraining marks and says a toxicology report found a lethal level of cyanide, assertions not independently verified in current coverage.
- Verification is complicated by the reported cremation handled by Chris’s father and the exhibitor’s provenance claims, and no DNA test or official review has been initiated.